Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Strategies for enhancement in Food production

Question:

In the technology called MOET, which one of the following hormones is used?

Options:

LH

ACTH

FSH

TSH

Correct Answer:

FSH

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3)-FSH

Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer Technology (MOET) is one such programme for herd improvement.

In this method, a cow is administered hormones, with FSH-like activity, to induce follicular maturation and super ovulation – instead of one egg, which they normally yield per cycle, they produce 6-8 eggs.

The animal is either mated with an elite bull or artificially inseminated. The fertilised eggs at 8–32 cells stages, are recovered non-surgically and transferred to surrogate mothers.

The genetic mother is available for another round of superovulation. This technology has been demonstrated for cattle, sheep, rabbits, buffaloes, mares, etc.